What’s hidden at the end of the dark corridor within the vault at the Hartford office?
A skeleton
What website can you use to verify if a lien is legitimate?
The Secretary of State website for the state the lien was filed in.
What are the names of the three largest PBMs?
Caremark, Optum, and Express Scripts
Which office has an ATM with no service fees?
Woonsocket
Which famous New York City venue did the Aetna Life’s Women Basketball team play at?
Madison Square Garden. The team had a record of 111-22 from 1923-34.
Who did Mark Twain fight for during the civil war? (Confederacy or Union)
Confederacy
Florida permits companies to require employees to sign non-competes that last how many years?
With exceptions for certain salary requirements and industries, Florida businesses can require employees to enter non-competes that last up to 4 years.
What country did CVS buy a chain of stores in then later sell after they were determined not profitable?
Brazil
Which state enacted a “look alike” statute emulating the 2024 Mental Health Parity Regulations promulgated in September of 2024 that were never enforced?
New York
How many Distribution Center locations does CVS have?
19
The courts have agreed that _____________ agreements are the best way to update arbitration clauses within prior agreed terms and conditions between companies and consumers.
Clickwrap agreements which are when the website or communication presents its terms of use in a “pop-up screen” and the user accepts those terms by clicking or checking a box stating they agree are the most supported by both state and federal courts to demonstrate mutual assent.
We learned the name “CVS” was a product of saving money on printing signs by having 3 letters instead of the original idea for the store names. What was the original idea for the name of CVS stores?
Consumer Value Store
Which office is referred to as the Rogers building?
Hartford is also known as the Rogers Building, as it was designed by James Gamble Rogers. It was completed in 1931 and is recognized as the largest Colonial Revival building in the world.
What was the date that CVS acquire Aetna?
November 28th 2018.
Where can you find an antique allegedly owned by Thomas Jefferson? (Mark Twain’s House or the Hartford Office)
The 8th floor of the Hartford office.
Can a retailer be held liable for third-party scams targeting consumer gift card funds?
Based on the limited cases against retailers, a class is unlikely to be certified against CVS for gift card fraud allegations.
When it comes to the No Surprises Act, what style of negotiation do carriers and providers engage in?
“Baseball-style” negotiation is a dispute resolution method where each party submits a single, final offer to an arbitrator, who must choose one of the submitted offers without modification. MLB contract negotiations are often handled this way, which is where the name comes from.
Which office should you visit before buying a lottery ticket?
For good luck, rub the toe of the bronze Bulkeley statue on Hartford’s first floor.
Which state was the first to enact a biometric data privacy law?
Illinois
Who designed the walls and ceilings in the common areas of the Mark Twain house?
Designers of the Louis C. Tiffany & Co., Associated Artists decorated the walls and ceilings of the common areas of the house. Louis C. Tiffany was the son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, the founder of Tiffany & Co.
When an individual with end-stage renal disease is on dialysis and has a group health plan, does Medicare or the group health plan initially pays the majority of dialysis services.
Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute, from month one (1) to three (3), the group health plan (GHP) pays for the dialysis services, Medicare does not. However, at the start of Month four (4) the individual is eligible for Medicare. So, between months four (4) to month thirty-three is considered the thirty-month coordination period GHP and Medicare. During this period GHP is the primary payer, while Medicare is the Secondary Payer. Following the end of month 33 and the start of month 34 of being on dialysis, Medicare becomes the primary payer, while GHP becomes the secondary payer.
Which office are you most likely to be trapped in at night with no access to the outside world?
Aetna has these big vaults in the basement that used to store the wages and/or salaries of its workers.
Which state banned the off-label prescription of GLP-1 medications?
Mississippi- epidemic of use of GLP-1 medications. Many major health benefit plans incorporate step therapy requiring members to try medications in a sequence. For Aetna, members must first try Wegovy, then Mounjaro, and then Zepbound. However, Mounjaro is FDA-approved for diabetes. So how can a member go from Wegovy to Zepbound, that is the question.